The USDA leads the field in "total citations," the number of times an
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Most Highly Cited Veterinary/Animal Institutions
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Rank Institution # Citations (1994-2004)
1 U. Department of Agriculture 15,541
2 University of California , Davis 13,662
3 Ohio State University 7,521
4 University of Utrecht (Netherlands) 7,386
5 Colorado State University 6,738
6 Cornell University 6,614
7 University of Wisconsin 6 ,147
8 University of Minnesota 6,105
9 University of Guelph (Canada ) 6,015
10 University of Georgia 5,939

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